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Overview

It's a hot summer day at the water park, but it's cool to find blue! BLUE bottles, buckets, slides, and sky make learning about the color blue easy and fun.

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Editorial Reviews

Children's Literature - Heather Robertson Mason

Blue is cool. It is a refreshing ride down a waterslide into a deep pool. It is a big umbrella shading people from the warm sun. This is the mood the author creates as she introduces the color blue to young readers. Rather than simply listing blue things, she puts the color into context by setting the book in a water park. Not only are the water and the sky blue, but so is the mat a boy uses to slide down a slide, the bottle of suntan lotion that keeps a family protected, and the towels used to dry off after a dip. The pictures are vivid and, of course, filled with blue. Each spread emphases one thing and the rhyme moves readers through the book at a steady pace. This book, one of the "Know Your Colors" series, is a wonderful book for a variety of readers. English teachers will like it as a read-aloud and art teachers will like it as an introduction into color theory. There is even a section on mixing colors and a section with more information on the color blue.

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Meet the Author

Growing up in a small town with no cable (and parents who were teachers), reading was the only thing to do. Since then, Christianne Jones has read about a bazillion books and written more than 50. Christianne works as an editor and lives in Minnesota with her husband and three daughters.

Todd Ouren has been a professional artist for over 20 years. Todd has illustrated and designed numerous award-winning books and greeting cards. Raised near Fergus Falls, Minnesota, Todd now lives in Mankato, Minnesota with his wife and three boys. In our spare time we enjoy watching our kids play sports, traveling, hiking, kayaking and spending time at the lake. Todd Ouren is a published author and an illustrator of children's books.